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CNN Neanderthals may have self-medicated long before pills, study showsCNN(CNN) Turns out, Neanderthals were just like us. When in pain, they self-medicated. A new study that focused on the hardened dental plaque of four Neanderthals — two found at a site in Spain and two from Belgium — indicates they may have turned to …Some ...

NBCNews.com AHCA a case study in compassion, fairness and freedomWashington ExaminerWhen legislators talk about health care, we’re talking about people’s livelihoods, their futures and, fundamentally, our credibility as an equitable, compassionate society. It makes sense, then, that as House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means …AMA Joins Increasingly Loud Chorus Of Health Groups Opposing GOP ...

NPR Some Neanderthals Were Vegetarian — And They Likely Kissed Our Human AncestorsNPRNow, it’s no surprise that Neanderthals didn’t brush their teeth. Neither did they go to the dentist. That means bits of food and the microbes in their mouths just stayed stuck to their teeth. While not so good for dental hygiene, these dental ...

Los Angeles Times An outbreak in Brazil has US health experts wondering if yellow fever could be the next ZikaLos Angeles TimesYellow fever has broken out in the jungles outside Brazil’s most densely-populated cities, raising a frightening but still remote possibility: an epidemic that could decimate that country’s population and spread throughout the Americas, including ...